Eligibility and Selection Criteria
Selection Criteria
Entrance W. Garfield Weston Awards recognize and support the outstanding college-bound student who is:
- passionate about his or her field of study;
- curious, courageous, and willing to try new things; and
- community-minded and truly committed to being involved and making a difference in society.
Eligibility Criteria
Please ensure the eligibility of your intended program and institution.
Eligible colleges: The W. Garfield Weston Award can only be used for study at colleges presently in the consortium, which are listed here.
Eligible programs:
- lead to a diploma or an applied degree (university and university-transfer programs leading to university baccalaureate degrees are not eligible, nor are post-graduate certificate programs);
- are offered full time (100% course-load) and are at least 16 months in length;
- For CEGEP: are technical programs (not pre-university DEC programs).
In order to be eligible for an Entrance W. Garfield Weston Award, a student must:
- be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident;
- be entering his or her first year of full time college studies in the fall of 2012 in a program recognized as eligible by the college and the W. Garfield Weston Awards;
- have a minimum average of 75% in courses required for his or her college program of choice.
Note: Applicants who have graduated from a post-secondary diploma or degree must have had a gap of at least three years since graduation.
